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A Pleasing toy for children

by: Merrill, Rufus,1803-1891,publisher

Publication date: 1843

Topics: Picture books for children, Animals., Children -- Books and reading., Publishers' advertisements -- New Hampshire -- Concord., Chapbooks -- Specimens., Chapbooks -- New Hampshire -- Concord -- 19th century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, McGill Library's Chapbook Collection, Animals, Children, Chapbooks

Publisher: Concord, N.H. : Published by R. Merrill.

Collection: mcgilluniversitychapbook; mcgilluniversity; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

8 p. : ill. ; 85 x 57 mm.

Caption title: The gift

At head of wrapper title: No. 10

Variant editions noted; this one has "The alphabet" on p. [2] and a description of butterflies on p. [3]; another edition has "The alphabet versified" on p. [2] and a picture of an open Bible on p. [3]

Butterfly woodcut on p. [3]

Publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper

First sentence: "Of butterflies there are many kinds."

Includes 9 woodcuts

Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: with an alphabet and 7 woodcuts in text. Buff decorated wrappers. St. Nicholas Books, Toronto. Jan/80. $12.50. Given to McGill 2001

Addeddate: 2014-02-14 19:47:05

Callnumber: RBD BOUR PN970 M477 P5 1843 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection (McLennan Bldg, 4th floor)

Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_M477_P5_1843-2003

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t55f1cs89

Note: Caption title: The gift. CaQMM
At head of wrapper title: No. 10.
Variant editions noted; this one has "The alphabet" on p. [2] and a description of butterflies on p. [3]; another edition has "The alphabet versified" on p. [2] and a picture of an open Bible on p. [3].
Butterfly woodcut on p. [3]. CaQMM
Publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper.
First sentence: "Of butterflies there are many kinds."
Includes 9 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: with an alphabet and 7 woodcuts in text. Buff decorated wrappers. St. Nicholas Books, Toronto. Jan/80. $12.50. Given to McGill 2001.